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title: עֵר — Er · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עֵר (6147), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 10 times: Er. BDB 1906: n.pr.m. Qal. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֵר

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«עֵר» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Er** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 10 times · **Key:** 6147 · **BDB:** עֵר

### Glosses

Er (7); \[were\].Er (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Er [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6147/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.m. Qal [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6147/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.pr.m. Hρ (cf. עוּר Qal Pt.);— eldest son of Judah Gn 38:3, 6 = 1 Ch 2:3(×2), Gn 38:7; 46:12(×2) Nu 26:19(×2). son of Judah’s son Shelah 1 Ch 4:21.—Vid. also Qal Pt. עֵר supr.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (27 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (20 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֵר» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6147/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Genesis 38:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.38.3/)

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וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ עֵֽר׃

*Word for word:* and she.conceived and she.bore a.son and he.called (et) name his Er

*JPS 1917:* And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

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[Genesis 38:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.38.6/)

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וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר בְּכוֹר֑וֹ וּשְׁמָ֖הּ תָּמָֽר׃

*Word for word:* and he.took Judah a.wife for Er firstborn his and name her \[was\].Tamar

*JPS 1917:* And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

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